Published: Friday, June 6, 2014 at 11:57 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, June 6, 2014 at 11:57 a.m.

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Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies came to the home at 507 Sierra Ridge Court at about 10 a.m., where they found Dorothy Marie Chumley, 69, and a family dog deceased inside.

The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office investigated the scene and determined no foul play was involved, said Lt. Tony Ivey, a sheriff’s office spokesman.

Chumley’s husband was at work at the time, but received a call from his wife screaming for help, according to a sheriff’s office incident report. The man drove to his home, found a small fire and called 911.

Coroner Rusty Clevenger said Chumley’s body will undergo an autopsy and toxicology testing to verify a cause of death.

Responding firefighters suspected Chumley might have been smoking in her bed, Clevenger and Ivey said, but that was not verified.

Evidence shows something caught fire in the bedroom, and although the fire was small and contained, it did produce a lot of smoke, Clevenger said.

A sheriff’s office crime scene unit was at the home to process evidence.

The American Red Cross also was on scene to help the family.

Red Cross community executive Kimberly Shell said the organization has a team of volunteers to respond to a variety of disasters and emergencies including fire-related deaths.

“We’re with the homeowner now going through questions to determine what their needs are,” Shell said outside the home. “We look at all the needs of an individual. … That’s our mission.”

The disaster relief agency responded to 56 incidents and served 146 people affected by single-family house fires in May, said John Wareham, a Red Cross spokesman for the Western Carolinas Region.

Neighbor James Thomas lives next door to where Chumley died, but said he did not know the couple very well.

“When I’d walk my grandson along the sidewalk past the house, sometimes they’ve wave and we’d say hello,” Thomas said. “It’s a tragedy. That’s all I can say, just a tragedy.”

Kay Wood, who lives several houses away, said she had come outside and smelled a potent odor in the air moments before the neighboring street filled with law enforcement and fire service vehicles.

“It was a strange, strange smell like a chemical,” she said. “This is a real quiet neighborhood. When this happened, it was just like, ‘Whoa.’ … I hope it wasn’t anything really bad, but anybody dying is bad.”

<p>A woman was found dead in a Moore home after a small fire broke out inside her bedroom Friday morning.</p><p>Firefighters and sheriff's deputies came to the home at 507 Sierra Ridge Court at about 10 a.m., where they found Dorothy Marie Chumley, 69, and a family dog deceased inside.</p><p>The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office investigated the scene and determined no foul play was involved, said Lt. Tony Ivey, a sheriff's office spokesman.</p><p>Chumley's husband was at work at the time, but received a call from his wife screaming for help, according to a sheriff's office incident report. The man drove to his home, found a small fire and called 911.</p><p>Coroner Rusty Clevenger said Chumley's body will undergo an autopsy and toxicology testing to verify a cause of death.</p><p>Responding firefighters suspected Chumley might have been smoking in her bed, Clevenger and Ivey said, but that was not verified.</p><p>Evidence shows something caught fire in the bedroom, and although the fire was small and contained, it did produce a lot of smoke, Clevenger said.</p><p>A sheriff's office crime scene unit was at the home to process evidence.</p><p>The American Red Cross also was on scene to help the family.</p><p>Red Cross community executive Kimberly Shell said the organization has a team of volunteers to respond to a variety of disasters and emergencies including fire-related deaths.</p><p>“We're with the homeowner now going through questions to determine what their needs are,” Shell said outside the home. “We look at all the needs of an individual. … That's our mission.”</p><p>The disaster relief agency responded to 56 incidents and served 146 people affected by single-family house fires in May, said John Wareham, a Red Cross spokesman for the Western Carolinas Region.</p><p>Neighbor James Thomas lives next door to where Chumley died, but said he did not know the couple very well.</p><p>“When I'd walk my grandson along the sidewalk past the house, sometimes they've wave and we'd say hello,” Thomas said. “It's a tragedy. That's all I can say, just a tragedy.”</p><p>Kay Wood, who lives several houses away, said she had come outside and smelled a potent odor in the air moments before the neighboring street filled with law enforcement and fire service vehicles.</p><p>“It was a strange, strange smell like a chemical,” she said. “This is a real quiet neighborhood. When this happened, it was just like, 'Whoa.' … I hope it wasn't anything really bad, but anybody dying is bad.”</p>